[Grammar] Hold Second Place

[learningspirit]

I have a question about the usage of the verb "hold". The following usage of "hold" could be found on the web:


1. "They hold a three-way tie at the moment."
2. "The team is holding second place."


But dictionaries don't seem to have definitions that fit the above usages. Could these usages be wrong?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Normally, we say "They are in a three-way tie" or "The team is in second place".

 

[learningspirit]

@MikeNewYork

So, this:


"Still, the Jets are 5-4-1, holding second place in the American Conference East, and remain in the middle of the wild-card chase."


would be unusual?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Less common. There are many ways to say something in English.